Some churches conduct pageants. Some temples host dinners. And others spend weeks or months meticulously planning how to break a Guinness World Record.

The site where Jesus may have been tried, prior to his crucifixion, is now open to the public for the very first time.

If headlines are to be believed, America at the dawn of 2015 is a divided nation. From violent and lawless protests over alleged racial injustice by law enforcement and attacks on time-honored marriage to the dismissal of the rule of law in favor of judicial and executive activism and the attempted marginalization of voices that hold to objective morality, warring factors are only partially hidden behind the guise of national peace.

Beginning January 10, 2015, Church of God Prayer Ministries is calling for 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting for revival in the church and awakening in the nation.

A new survey conducted by Operation Rescue of all abortion facilities in the United States has confirmed that the abortion clinic closure trend continued strongly in 2014.

A Sudanese woman sentenced to die for her faith, church disputes and friction between religious freedom and LGBTQ causes made news throughout 2014. Below are IRD’s top church news stories for the year.

Christian Film Database, the most extensive database of “Christian Movies,” releases it’s annual Top 100 Christian Films on CFDb for the year 2014.

Sevierville, TN–Ye Olde Steak House, of Knoxville, Tennessee, closed its doors to the public on Sunday, December 14 to honor Church of God Smoky Mountain Children’s Home residents and SpiritCare widows with a very special Christmas meal and all the trimmings—a deluxe steak, salad, and dessert.

I’ve often wondered what extraterrestrial aliens would think if they came to earth during December and watched people celebrate Christmas. Would they be able to figure out what this holiday season is about? I doubt it.